Proponents of New York’s underground-MMA scene want regulation, too

New York’s MMA ban has done little to stop unsanctioned fighting in the
Empire State. Young men still gather in secret to test their skills in
the most visceral way possible.

But that would change if the sport was legalized, according to a longtime observer of the New York underground scene.

“The promoters want to make the leap into sanctioned, legtimiate
organizations, and the fighters want to make the leap,” said Jim Genia,
author of “Raw Combat,” in an interview today with MMAjunkie.com.